The girl's startled cry rang out like a thunderclap, instantly jolting Li Wanyin out of the lingering warmth of the embrace.
She had been thoroughly enjoying hugging him. How could she have expected Zhizhi to catch her red-handed!
Li Wanyin shuddered all over. A moment ago, she had been clinging to Chen Shi'an's chest; now she practically catapulted away, moving so fast she stirred up a gust. Her cheeks, ears, neck... even her body beneath her collar flushed crimson at a visible speed.
She dared not look at Chen Shi'an, much less at Zhizhi, who was charging over with her suitcase clattering behind her. She lowered her head in panic, the utter shame of being caught with her sisterly feelings having changed buzzing in her ears.
Ugh...
I can't do this again...
We really shouldn't be hugging out in the street!!
In no time, Wen Zhixia had run up to them with her luggage. Standing between the two of them, she looked left at Chen Shi'an, then right at Sister Wanyin, her cheeks puffing up until she was about to turn from Little Cicada into a little frog.
"Taoist! Sister Wanyin! What are you two siblings doing!"
It would have been better if she hadn't called them siblings. Hearing that word made Li Wanyin so ashamed that her face nearly turned tomato red.
Even the normally composed Chen Shi'an felt a little inexplicably guilty.
"Nothing. I'm heading off to meet everyone, aren't I? I won't be home for half a month, so Sister Wanyin walked me out, and we hugged goodbye."
Wen Zhixia looked skeptical. Who hugged that tightly, and for that long, just to say goodbye?
"Sister Wanyin, is it really like the Taoist said?"
"Hahaha... yes... haha..."
Li Wanyin finally recovered from her overwhelming shame and guilt. "Zhizhi,